About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead the product function in a hands-on capacity, shaping the roadmap, overseeing delivery and measuring results. The role reports to the CEO and partners closely with engineering and go-to-market leaders. Over time you will also recruit and develop a product team.
What you'll do
- Own the product roadmap across several offerings and write specs that engineers can build from.
- Manage delivery by setting timelines, coordinating releases and keeping a single prioritized list of defects.
- Guide product design and grow a two-sided platform so that users stay engaged and contributors are rewarded.
- Convert client feedback into prioritized plans while satisfying the security, privacy and compliance expectations of large organizations.
- Check whether each release met its goals and use the findings to decide what comes next.
- Recruit and build out the product team as the business scales.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 8+ years of product management experience.
- Experience taking a product from zero to one at a high-growth startup.
- Fluency with modern AI tools and agents.
- Experience leading and managing a product team.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Ability to work on-site five days a week.
Bonus points
- Experience as a founding product manager or first product hire at an AI company.
- Prior engineering background.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 200,000 to 300,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
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